Re: Hard Sci-fi?

Niels <name@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Sunday 04 May 2008 04:42, Tue Sorensen wrote:
> > I made the remark because scientists, when required to explain exactly
> > what science is, tend to defer to philosophers (like Popper, or Kuhn).

> That's because it's a philosophical question.

> > Minus the philosophers the problem is the same: scientists disagree on
> > exactly what science is.

> But all the while they're busy doing it. I think you'll find that
scientists
> who tries to discuss what science is, are mostly elderly scientists who
are
> interested in the history and philosophy of science, ie. they're not
doing
> it in their capacity of scientists.

   Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists
   as ornithology is to birds.  -- Richard Feynman.

;)

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